My redtail

I know ive posted tons about this guy but ive looked all over the net and alot of them have bad color. I think mine looks good this pic isnt the best considering it was taken with a video camera and i had to phot shop it to brighten it up :roll:

 

Wow, thats a nice fish, yeah i have also found that my fish seem to have more color then the pics on the internet.

 

Kinda blurry but, very nice none the less!

 

Red Tail

Hi
I am new to the tropical fish scene and have just bought a 55 gallon tank. I have already got a few fish, but would like to get a Red Tail Shark. When I went to buy one the shop assitant told me that they are quite aggresive and would not be good in a community. I was just wondering if anybody else has any problems?

If you have any other suggestions on starting out, that would be cool too. I am in need of all the help I can get.

Cheers.

 

Hi tyro,
Welcome to Auspet. What the shop assistant told you is correct. Redtail sharks are aggressive. It would help us to know what type of fish you already have in the tank, and what type of fish you are interested in. Also you stated that you just bought a 55 gallon tank. Has the tank already cycled? Again, welcome to the hobby and to Auspet.

 

shop assiant was right but you wanna here something funny or weird i have 2 redtials in my tank jaws and sharky and thet live in cave togother in my tank(made outa rock) they also hide and swim with my jelly my one redtail is 3 and i half inches and my other one is about an1 and half inches but they have never fought they are both timid

 

Mine is not aggressive, He lives with neons guppys, black neons, He only get aggressive with the tiger barbs sometimes, but thats is usally when they are feeding the the barbs usually starts it, i would recomand these fish they are awesome :y_the_best:

 

How big is he? How big do they get?

 

I currently have the following

10x Glowlite Tetras
4x Dwarf Neon Rainbow
2x Three Spot Gourami
3x Clown Loaches
2x SailFin Mollies

I am not quite sure what cycling is exactly, I was advised to leave the tank for 1 week before adding any fish and then only add a couple at a time. Does that sound ok?

 

My Redtail is about 3 inches the guy at my LFS has a huge community and his RT is about 6 inches and VERY fat lol

 

Heres some better shots :y_the_best:

And...

My Betta to

 

Wow! :y_the_best:
Those pictures are way better. Your fish look great! What fish are in the tank with your betta?

 

My betta is solo i had guppys but he aquired a taste for them i guess :x

 

He's looks great!

 

wow great looking betta

 

I looks like you have him in a spacious tank. How big is it?

 

The Betta? Hes in a 5g. I might be getting some snails for him today (Company Not Food) and i heard snails do a pretty nice job of cleaning

 

Yeah they do, but I really don't like the way they look. Other cleaners are probaly faster. Does anyone know any other cold water cleaners?

 

Bettas arnt cold water are they?

 

Well a normally don't see them in a tank with a heater so I dunno.